Category: colour gamp kits

  • Neutral Colour Gamp

    Neutral Colour Gamp

    For the past few weeks I’ve been high into procrastination mode. Today I finally figured out why – I’m waiting on word about a significant project and have been on tenterhooks wondering if it is going to go ahead with the co-operation of another person, or…..not. I am terribly deadline driven, and with this project…

  • Colour, Colour,Colour!

    Colour, Colour,Colour!

    In spite of on-going procrastination tendencies, I did manage to dress the loom and weave off two gamps this afternoon. :} The hem-stitching took longer than the weaving – as is often the way. So often the finishing takes longer than making something…….. The three yard warp is a generous length for two gamps. If…

  • Minimum Input, Maximum Output

    Minimum Input, Maximum Output

    Colour gamp test warp One of the things I try to do is have the maximum amount of output for the least amount of input. What that means is that I try to do the various tasks associated with weaving with the fewest hand motions possible. Two years ago, I watched as Syne Mitchell sleyed…

  • Colour Gamp Kits

    Colour Gamp Kits

    Yesterday the yarn order for the colour gamp kits arrived. This morning I sorted through it all, dividing the yarn up into plastic bins – one for each of the kits. Unfortunately I wasn’t happy with a couple of my colour choices, so I have to order in more yarn to make the gamps look…